The genus Hersilia was established by Audouin in 1826 with H. caudata Audouin, 1826 as the type s... more The genus Hersilia was established by Audouin in 1826 with H. caudata Audouin, 1826 as the type species. It is the most speciose hersiliid genus presently comprising 79 described species worldwide (World Spider Catalog 2017, version 18). There are seven species known from India: H. aadi Pravalikha, Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu, 2014, H. longivulva Sen et al., 2010, H. orvakalensis Javed et al., 2010, H. savignyi Lucas, 1836, H. striata Wang & Yin, 1985, H. sumatrana (Thorell, 1890), H. tibialis Baehr & Baehr, 1993. This paper is based on fresh material collected from the patches of scrub jungle enclosed within the Madras Christian College campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Both sexes of H. savignyi are illustrated. H. aadi Pravalikha, Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu, 2014 is synonymized with H. savignyi Lucas, 1836.
We present the first record of the velvet spider Stegodyphus tibialis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869... more We present the first record of the velvet spider Stegodyphus tibialis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869) from Telangana state, India. A male specimen of this species was collected from Osmania University campus, Hyderabad. We describe the male and provide a map of the global range of the species.
Galeodes indicus (Pocock, 1900), the solifugid has been earlier reported from Nallamalla hills in... more Galeodes indicus (Pocock, 1900), the solifugid has been earlier reported from Nallamalla hills in Andhra Pradesh(united Andhra Pradesh) but was hitherto unknown from Telangana state, India. In this paper we give the first report of the sun spider with notes on the external characters and morphometry of the specimen.
The genus Hersilia was established by Audouin in 1826 with H. caudata Audouin, 1826 as the type s... more The genus Hersilia was established by Audouin in 1826 with H. caudata Audouin, 1826 as the type species. It is the most speciose hersiliid genus presently comprising 79 described species worldwide (World Spider Catalog 2017, version 18). There are seven species known from India: H. aadi Pravalikha, Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu, 2014, H. longivulva Sen et al., 2010, H. orvakalensis Javed et al., 2010, H. savignyi Lucas, 1836, H. striata Wang & Yin, 1985, H. sumatrana (Thorell, 1890), H. tibialis Baehr & Baehr, 1993. This paper is based on fresh material collected from the patches of scrub jungle enclosed within the Madras Christian College campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Both sexes of H. savignyi are illustrated. H. aadi Pravalikha, Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu, 2014 is synonymized with H. savignyi Lucas, 1836.
We present the first record of the velvet spider Stegodyphus tibialis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869... more We present the first record of the velvet spider Stegodyphus tibialis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869) from Telangana state, India. A male specimen of this species was collected from Osmania University campus, Hyderabad. We describe the male and provide a map of the global range of the species.
Galeodes indicus (Pocock, 1900), the solifugid has been earlier reported from Nallamalla hills in... more Galeodes indicus (Pocock, 1900), the solifugid has been earlier reported from Nallamalla hills in Andhra Pradesh(united Andhra Pradesh) but was hitherto unknown from Telangana state, India. In this paper we give the first report of the sun spider with notes on the external characters and morphometry of the specimen.
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